Prokofiev's last four operas are major works of his career in the Soviet Union, yet the original versions remain unfamiliar since they exist only in manuscript form. This book offers bold new interpretations, draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, and includes comparisons with works of literature, film, and theatre.
Prokofiev's last four operas are major works of his career in the Soviet Union, yet the original versions remain unfamiliar since they exist only in m...
The correspondence between John Cage and Peter Yates represents the final part of Cage's three most significant exchanges of letters. Cage argued 'composing's one thing, performing's another, listening's a third': in this exchange he engages directly with the last part of that triad of musical elements.
The correspondence between John Cage and Peter Yates represents the final part of Cage's three most significant exchanges of letters. Cage argued 'com...
Tracing the history of musical modernism in Italy from the fin de siecle to the Cold War, this book follows the work of Luigi Dallapiccola, the leading Italian composer of the mid-twentieth century, as he moved from support for the fascist regime to a committed resistance to totalitarianism.
Tracing the history of musical modernism in Italy from the fin de siecle to the Cold War, this book follows the work of Luigi Dallapiccola, the leadin...